The pension scheme trustees had obtained leave to issue proceedings to compromise a claim without naming any defendants under the rules. The beneficiaries sought leave to be joined.
Held: The urgency of the situation now required the proceedings to be allowed to go ahead without delay, but it would have been better for the trustees to have given notice of the intention to make the compromise to the beneficiaries at an early stage to allow them to be involved.
Judges:
Mr Justice Neuberger
Citations:
Times 08-Jul-2002
Statutes:
Civil Procedure Rules 8.2A, Rules of the Supreme Court Order 85, rule 2(3)(d)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Civil Procedure Rules
Updated: 27 June 2022; Ref: scu.174253
